Tag Archives: General District Court

A new lawsuit targeting a thriving collections business highlights a long simmering controversy over lawsuits filed by so-called “zombie debt buyers.” When banks and payday lenders write off their bad debts, a busy industry steps in to try to generate ...

A Madison County General District Court says a letter from the former chair of the county board of supervisors that concerns the job performance and potential salary increase of the county administrator is a “personnel record” exempt from public disclosure ...

The defendant stopped short while driving in front of the plaintiff in an episode of road rage, causing the plaintiff to rear-end the defendant. While stopped at a red traffic light prior to the accident, the defendant, an adult male, ...

A recent opinion by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli highlights tension between Virginia prosecutors and defense lawyers over the rules of engagement when a defendant plans to challenge the basis of a traffic stop or a police search in general district ...

Two Virginia Beach lawyers have crossed swords after one posted “jesting” comments about the other on a Facebook page. Defense attorney Jason Swango filed a $600,000 defamation suit against defense attorney Daniel J. Miller and his firm, according to The ...

When it comes to filling temporary vacancies on the bench, Virginia may not have such a deep bench. A sizeable number of lawyers sit as substitute judges all over the commonwealth, and court clerks say they depend on the extra ...

Stricter requirements for collections lawsuits by so-called “debt buyers” are spreading in Virginia. A set of “best practices” adopted by Fairfax County general district judges three years ago to ensure the integrity of the court’s judgments have inspired guidelines imposed ...

Former Lancaster County Commonwealth’s Attorney C. Jeffers Schmidt Jr. is accused of destroying a public record last year as he ran unsuccessfully for re-election. Schmidt faces a misdemeanor charge in the case. Court records indicate he was arrested Nov. 6 ...

Public payment for indigent criminal defendants has been a bedrock legal protection since Gideon’s trumpet blew in 1963. But some criminal defendants sound a false note when they ask to have counsel appointed at public expense. They may fail to ...